We're off home, so we can hopefully be in position for when the Big Weekend tickets drop at 17:00 GMT.

That gives you roughly an hour to formulate a plan.

Once you've done that, scroll down to read about a new Alicia Keys/Oprah Winfrey literary collab, Michael Jackson 'innocent' ads to be removed from buses and Cheeky Andy - aka Anderson .Paak - playing it cool in the 1Xtra Live Lounge.

Laters.

This is a joy, featuring the rapping skills of Snoop Moggy Mogg.

Should be funny to both Brexiteers and remainers alike.

CRJ has today put out a cat-themed video for her new track, Now That I Found You.

The song, she said in a statement, "is about the high you get when a new love starts to change your life".

“It’s like the rush, rush, rush is better than any drug," she added.

Imagine how much of a rush you'd get if all of those cute kittens snuggled you all at once.

Watch above.

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Second MNL shout out for the Queens indie act today.

Earlier we brought you their star-studded New York-themed new music video but now they've announced their intention to cross the Atlantic for a short UK tour.

Ezra and the gang, who are actually playing three London gigs next week in support of their new album, will return to these shores in November for four gigs in Edinburgh, Manchester and Birmingham before a return to the capital.

Check out the full details above.

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As we told you earlier, 'Cheeky Andy' was in the 1Xtra Live Lounge at lunchtime today.

The photos (above) confirm he was resplendent with sunglasses and hat indoors.

The Californian performed Smile from his last album, Oxnard, as well as deeper cut Heart Don't Stand a Chance, from 2016 album Malibu.

No cover though, which is a shame as we'd have loved to have heard him take on a bit of the Jonas Brothers but you can't have everything.

Anderson also revealed some huge special guests are expected to link up on his new album, Ventura.

"We’ve got young legends on the album such as Andre 3000," he said, "Smokey Robinson, Brandy, Jazmine Sullivan."

Read more about that and listen back to the show, presented by DJ Ace, now via BBC Sounds.

Elle Fanning, sister of the equally famous Dakota, shows off her vocal talents in the trailer for a new coming-of-age film, Teen Spirit.

Elle plays a shy teenager in a small English town, who hopes a singing competition will help her escape her humdrum existence.

Check it out above, the film is out next month.

The singer enjoyed a leisurely morning shoring a picture of himself in his best new jim jams and beat folks to the punch by comparing himself to the classic song...

...or rather the Australian kids TV show featuring the pair of sartorially elegant fruits.

His white socks complete the bedtime look.

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Betsy is the lead single from the Yorkshire singer's forthcoming album, Feeding Seahorses By Hand, which is out on April 26

It comes two years after the release of her well-reviewed debut, Writing of Blues and Yellows and finds Billie reducing politicians to childlike states.

Speaking of the track, which was written alongside friend and long-time collaborator Rich Cooper, Billie said: "It’s about confronting a politician, no one in particular, but sort of ridiculing them. I liked the idea of using number 9 instead of 10.

"I didn’t want the big political stance, and I didn’t want to single out a specific human, it’s representing parliament as a whole institution really."

Listen above.

Billie has also announced details of "small but mighty" UK tour in June and you can find out more about that below.

Read more: Billie Marten - Why nobody's looking at the teenage star

The US singer dropped by the Tonight Show for a performance of her track, Waves, a smooth collab with rapper 6LACK (pron. Black).

The former Fifth Harmony star is fast becoming the new queen of the collab, having released tracks with Khalid and Sam Smith.

The pair were dressed in all black and accompanied by some rather dramatic backing dancers.

Host Jimmy Fallon seemed to enjoy it, check it out for yourself above.

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A series of sex scandals consuming the K-pop industry has claimed another star, with a third singer reportedly quitting his band after admitting viewing and sharing a secretly-filmed sex video.

Yong Jun-hyung, 29, is to leave the boy band Highlight.

Yong initially denied receiving the clip, filmed by another entertainer without the woman’s consent, and participating in “inappropriate conversations” about it.

“All these behaviours were extremely unethical, and I was stupid,” he said in a message to his 1.7 million followers on Instagram, external.

South Korean police are interviewing two other K-pop stars over alleged sexual misconduct.

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The rapper will be presented with the Stevie Ray Vaughan Award by US charity MusiCares in May for his commitment to helping people in recovery from addiction.

Macklemore - whose real name is Ben Haggerty - has personal experience having battled drug and alcohol addiction since 2008.

"Addiction is a disease that can affect anyone, and it takes resources and support to heal,” he said in a statement.

“For me, recovery is a daily priority; without my sobriety everything I care about is at risk."

The event in Los Angeles will also feature a special tribute to Mac Miller - who died from an overdose last September.

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The Social, near Oxford Circus, was due to celebrate its 20th birthday this year, but now it's facing a fight to survive.

Artists such as a Adele, Arctic Monkeys, Beck Chemical Brothers, Florence and the Machine and Wolf Alice have performed in the small central London venue down the years.

The bar, run by Heavenly Records, is officially under threat and so a fan-led crowdfunding campaign, external has begun with the aim of raising £95,000, in order to fend off rising rents and a development bid from a new wine bar.

It's at around £20,200 at time of writing.

The likes of Tim Burgess, Steve Mason and Doves have been sharing the fight to #savethesocial online.

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The Pretenders singer has been announced as the Key Note speaker at this year's Liverpool Sound City+; the sister conference to Sound City, which takes place from 3-5 May.

Also in conversation will be local Wirral lad, Andy McCluskey of Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark and David Bowie's sound engineer Erin Tonkon and the BBC's own Huw Stephens

Check out the full details below.

The all singing, all dancing, all drumming US hip hop star is the very special guest in today's Radio 1Xtra Live Lounge with DJ Ace.

Tune in from 12:00 GMT to be sure not to miss it.

Paak. who kicks off a short UK & Ireland tour tomorrow night at London's Ally Pally, follows a rather slick performance in the same room from Little Simz, external a few weeks back.

You won't want to miss it.

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A letter written by the late Beatle, expressing anger towards his record label over an album released with wife Yoko Ono is to go on sale at an auction in Boston.

The letter, written in 1971, is expected to reach around £15,000 when bidding closes today - just a few days short of what would've been the couple's 50th wedding anniversary.

Lennon was shot and killed, aged 40, in New York City in 1980.

It's unclear whether the letter, addressed to “Martin George of Rock Ink”, is intended for Beatles producer George Martin or Ink journalist Martin George.

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Referring to his and Ono’s experimental 1968 album Two Virgins (the one where they are naked on the cover), Lennon writes: “Yoko and I got Two Virgins out in spite of being past owners of Apple.

"We made it in May and they [messed] us about till November!

"Then E. M. I. (who have the real control) wrote warning letters to all their puppets around the world telling them not handle it in any way (this after Sir Joe [Lockwood, chairman of EMI] had told us face to face that he would do ‘everything he could’ to help us with it – and asking us for autographed copies!!).

It's not quite Kanye's famous on-stage rant at the MTV awards but you get the picture JL wasn't a happy bunny.

A new documentary will tell the story behind American boy band mogul Lou Pearlman, who launched the careers of the Backstreet Boys and NSync before being jailed for 25 years over a massive $300m (£153m) fraud scheme.

He died in prison at the age of 62 in 2016.

In the first trailer for The Boy Band Con: The Lou Pearlman Story, former boy band members including Lance Bass and AJ McLean talked about how they were ripped off by the dodgy businessman.

“Things were going great for us, this was going to be our first cheque," says Bass.

“I open up the envelope, I see the cheque and oh my gosh, my heart sunk. I couldn’t believe the number I was looking at.”

That number then got progressively lower and lower...

Check it out above.

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Vampire Weekend have shared their latest video, which has been directed by film star Jonah Hill, with cameos from Jerry Seinfeld and rapper Fab 5 Freddy.

The video (below) was filmed at locations on New York’s Upper West Side including famous deli, Zabar’s.

It's from the band's forthcoming Father of the Bride album, which will be released on 3 May.

The VW's are playing three intimate UK shows next week in London.

We spoke to frontman Ezra Koenig earlier this year about the stress of selecting comeback singles after nearly six years away.

The singer's book, More Myself, described as “part autobiography, part narrative documentary” will be the first published by Oprah Winfrey’s imprint.

“You know what’s really interesting is just recalling all of these places and spaces and the moments in your life that cause you angst or anxiety or proud moments, or things you have to work through,” said the 2019 Grammy awards presenter in a promotional video.

“And I wanted to call it a journey because I did not, I do not want it to be called a memoir.”

Alicia released her debut album, Songs in A Minor, in 2001 when she just 20. She has since gone on to record another five albums and win 15 Grammys.

She also co-founded the Aids charity, Keep a Child Alive.

Oprah said on Twitter that Alicia "has navigated the spotlight and pressures of fame while retaining a humble and beautiful spirit.

"I am honoured she chose to share her personal story... through my imprint."

The pair promoted the new book over a leisurely ladies' lunch., external

We assume Joss managed eventually to get the right pronunciation for the North Korean capital, Pyongyang, before she touched down to play a gig there - as part of her effort to play in every country in the world.

She was pictured singing in a bar before visiting sites around the city.

"I am learning a song called arrirang which apparently is the national song of Korea as a whole which is nice," she wrote on Instagram.

Apparently she was referring to Arirang, a Korean folk song which has in the past been included on the Unesco Intangible Cultural Heritage list.

Last week she performed in Syria, against the travel advise of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

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Transport for London (TFL) says it will be removing advertisements that proclaim Michael Jackson is "innocent" of claims of sexual abuse made against him in a new documentary.

The decision comes after a sexual assault victims' charity said it was "concerned" about the adverts on buses and bus stops.

The posters were put up in response to Leaving Neverland, in which the singer is accused of child sex abuse.

The adverts have been financed through a crowdfunding campaign and feature the slogan: "Facts don't lie. People do."

The Survivors Trust said the message could discourage victims of sexual assault from coming forward.

In a statement to Radio 1 Newsbeat, TfL said: "We have reviewed our position and will be removing these advertisements.

"They have been rejected due to the public sensitivity and concern around their content."

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